Moistening attachment for razors.



P. GANZHORNI MOISTENING ATTACHMENT FOR RAZORS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13, IBM. RENEWED OCT 7,1918.

Patented Dec.24,1918.

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MOISTEEING ATTACHMENT FOR RAZORS.

Application filed June 13, 1917, Serial No. 174,519.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP GANzHoRN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicage, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Moistening Attachmentsfor Razors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in attachments for razors ofsafety type. The principal object of the invention is to providemoisture retaining and applying means to be carried by the razor forapplication to the face or beard of the user, always in advance of therazor blade, during the shaving operation. A further object is toprovide an attachment of this type that can be regulated to supplyvariable amounts of moisture, the amount desired being manuallydetermined by the quality, growth or stubbornness of the beard.

A further object is to provide a razor attachment of this type that canbe readily applied to the various styles and types of safety razorsbeing manufactured.

A further object is to provide an attachment that is readily cleaned,not likely to get out of order on account of its extreme simplicity.cheap to manufacture, that does not in any sense interfere with theusual mode of shaving, that is sanitary in use and efficient inoperation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists inthe combination, and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fullydescribed, pointed out in the appended claim and illustrated in theaccompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification and inwhich- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a safety razor of the Ever-Readytype illustrating the application of my attachment.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a safety razor of another typeillustrating the application of my attachment.

Fig. 3 is a section through the attachment.

Fig. i is a front view of Fig. 3.

Like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout.

My razor attachment comprises a bulged or substantially oval shapedcasing or container 1 which is preferably made of a single Patented Dec.24, 1918.

Renewed October 7, 1918. Serial No. 257,271.

piece of material and the shape of which may be varied slightly tofacilitate its attachment to razors of different shapes. The ends of thematerial forming the casing or container are spaced or bent from eachother leaving an opening 2 and the base 3 of the casing is formed withan aperture 4 which may or may not be threaded as occasion may require.The ends of the casing are open except for the oppositely disposedlateral lips 5 which rise from the base to form guards for the sponge 6to be carried by the container. The lips 5 extend usually, though notessentially, from one end of the base 3 to a mouth 7 formed in the frontface of the container. This mouth is preferably formed by cutting a slotin the material and bending the cut pieces back upon the outer surfaceof the front face to form lips 8, The sponge 6 when moistened isinserted in the container through one of its open ends and a portion ofthe sponge then drawn through the mouth 7 of the container.

The container is placed upon the threaded end: of the razor handle 9 andthe blade holder 10 then screws upon the handle, in the usual manner,over the base of the container; or in the type of razor shown Fig. 2 theupper portion of the container is 'formed with a threaded aperture forengagement with the handle over the blade holder as shown. The portionof the sponge projecting through the container mouth is disposed belowand in advance of the razor blade for contact with the operators beardin advance of said blade. Moisture is thus continuously applied to thebeard in advance of the blade as the razor is drawn over the face orheard, The amount of moisture to be applied is regulated by the amountof water first supplied to the sponge.

What is claimed is In a razor attachment, an oval casing adapted forinstant attachment to or removal from the razor handle, said casingbeing formed of a single piece of material having its ends spaced apart,lips bent outwardly from said casing and away from each other to form amouth, a sponge removably disposed in said casing and partly projectedthrough the casing mouth, and lips formed laterally of said casing andconnecting one of the ends thereof and the said as my own I have heretoafixed my signamouth, said lips being of substantially less ture in thepresence of two subscribing Witdepth than the sides of the casing, saidcasnesses.

mg sides being left open above said lips to PHILIP GANZHORN. '5 permitthe insertion or removal of said Witnesses:

sponge. H. SANDERS,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing GRACE THOMPSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patentn, Washington, I). 0.

